Walkout: How the minority derailed the majority's move to amend Senate rules — ABS-CBN News

[0:00] I am precisely placing a distinction between the two. [0:16] I am precisely placing a distinction between the two. [0:30] I am listening to the two senators, and as I have mentioned earlier, [0:51] and I see the point of Senator Risa, but I am also listening to Senator Marcoleta. [1:01] It's a , but I don't think they're meant to be any offense. [1:08] Having said that, we're only discussing whether we will take up the amendment or not, [1:14] and we have exhausted already all the arguments. [1:18] This is a simple motion, so I move that we divide the house. [1:23] May I take my motion? Then we can go into the merits, and they can try to convince us whether or not we agree. [1:30] So the motion is to take up the amendment to our rules, as proposed by Senator Marcoleta. [1:43] The objection is that it is not in order because we did not follow our own rules. [1:49] The question is, why is the majority in such a hurry to tackle this motion, this allowing a senator for justifiable reasons to attend and participate in the session through teleconference? [2:15] Whereas in Rule 14, Section 41 under B, it is convenient to hold a session through teleconference, videoconference around the reliable forms of remote or electronic means using appropriate information and communications, [2:34] and the economic system due to force majeure, Madam President, or the occurrence of a national emergency. [2:41] I guess, Madam President, this justifiable reason, what is that? [2:46] Does that fall under force majeure, or does it fall under national emergency, Madam President? [2:53] My question is, why are we in so hurry? Why are they, the majority, in a hurry to tackle this motion and divide the house, Madam President? [3:05] I mean, we need answers in the minority, Madam Chair. [3:08] Or is it because, Madam Chair, they are in a hurry because of news reports that probably two of our colleagues might land in jail this weekend? [3:18] Is that the reason why? Is that the reason why? Is that the reason why they have to have this inserted, this Section 41C, [3:25] para makaboto po, kung sino man yung makukulok, [3:29] that's the announcement, that's the announcement, that almost man, [3:33] ng mga bay, may lalawa sa po ang warrant, [3:36] ng ilan sa mga kasama natin, Madam President. That is my question, Madam President. [3:40] Madam Chair, the gentleman is out of order because his question, [3:46] saan mapadali, bakir, can be discussed in the actual motion, [3:53] can be discussed after the motion whether we should take it up. [3:58] We take offense that bibigyan niya ng ganyang kulay. [4:02] It's just like us saying, are you afraid if we have the hearing on the Dury Board and Fat Control, [4:09] yung mapapanggit ka rin. You do not make that kind of statements here in the Senate [4:14] because you assume good faith from everyone. That rule hindi minadali. May 11 pa rin yun. [4:21] So Madam Chair, I move that we divide the house. [4:25] And the voting will be done by a motion? [4:29] Madam President. [4:30] Minority leader. [4:31] I move to adjourn. I call call. [4:36] At least a higher precedence, Madam President. [4:48] So I only see the minority leader representing the minority the others have left. [4:55] Madam Chair, we will not object, but for the record, they scampered out and left the minority leader [5:04] instead of discussing the rule, we are not even discussing the rule yet. [5:10] And then ganun na yung allegation nila. [5:15] And no one from the minorities stood up to say that out of order, [5:20] see Senator Irwin Tulfo. [5:24] So we will not object, Madam Chair. In fact, we move that we adjourn till 5 p.m. Monday. [5:31] Mr. President, before that, Madam President, the motion to adjourn is not debatable. [5:38] I don't think it's not debatable. We're not debating, Madam President. [5:44] We're not debating, Madam President. [5:46] And we will indeed adjourn. [5:48] Mr. Parliamentary inquiry, noong pong nagsimulan tayo, Madam, [5:53] meron po ba tayong column? [5:58] Yes, Madam President. [6:01] Kapag ka po ba nag-walk out ang minority, namawala po yung quorum, [6:05] at simula po tayo ng quorum, it doesn't matter if they walk out. [6:09] I think we still have the quorum. [6:12] Madam President, Madam President, once there is a quorum call, [6:16] you have to call the roll, kahit na present lahat, [6:20] o kung lang kanina, o there was a motion to dispense, whatever that is. [6:25] But it's not a quorum call, Madam President, [6:28] motion to adjourn. [6:29] Motion to adjourn. [6:30] And willingly walk out. [6:31] The ex-presidents. [6:32] And if we have covered the rule, nothing, Madam President. [6:35] Madam President. [6:36] As reiterated by the Senate President, [6:38] and as conveyed by the minority leader from the Senate President, [6:42] the rule states that the motion to adjourn takes precedence. [6:47] I'm not taking sides. [6:48] I'm not taking sides. [6:49] 5 p.m. Monday. [6:50] And we will adjourn session. [6:52] Until 5 p.m. Monday. [6:53] Until 5 p.m. Monday. [6:54] On Monday. [6:55] June 1st, 2026. [6:56] June 1st. [6:57] June 1st. [6:58] June 1st. [6:59] June 1st. [7:00] June 1st. [7:01] June 1st. [7:02] The birthday of Senator Nelson. [7:04] We will have cooler heads. [7:06] This is the travesty of our rules. [7:23] This is the travesty of our rules. [7:26] This is the travesty of Senate rule. [7:32] Ouch! [7:33] What's the process? [7:35] What's the process? [7:37] What's the process? [7:39] Why are they not using the process? [7:41] Why are they not using the process? [7:45] And they don't have to do these things. [7:49] They don't have to use their rules. [7:51] This is the telemetry. [7:53] If there's a pandemic, there's no pandemic. [7:55] There's no emergency. [7:57] There's no emergency course. [7:59] options have a food. [8:03] They're good to go to lunch. [8:07] It's so good to see you in the next video. [8:39] Thank you. [9:09] Thank you. [9:40] Thank you. [10:10] Thank you. [10:40] Thank you. [11:10] Thank you. [11:41] Thank you. [12:16] Thank you. [12:47] Thank you. [13:22] Thank you. [13:58] Thank you. [14:28] Thank you.